10 Popular Video Games That Will Die In The Next 5 Years
2. Mass Effect
Current Status: You couldn't make this up. After what remains one of the most stultifying displays of publisher meddling in gaming history, EA forcing Bioware to scrap plans for Mass Effect 3's ending resulted in a supremely hated finale that then meant the followup had to be something mighty special.
We needed a game that would restore faith in the brand, as millions of people regard Mass Effect as the best sci-fi franchise in gaming history, yet the reality was the borderline unplayable Mass Effect Andromeda.
A complete and utter laughing stock, it forced fans to make like those who enjoy the Bourne movies - essentially disregarding the "spin-off" for the sake of better main instalments.
The Future: There isn't one - at least for a long, LONG time. Andromeda's reception was so bad; so ridiculous, to be honest, that EA actually put the series on ice. Thawing it back out again means waiting long enough for gamers the world over to forget not one, but two massive missteps.
Mass Effect is officially in the doghouse, and Bioware are already all systems go on Anthem - a game that is guaran-damn-teed to be loaded with loot grinds and microtransactions.
Whoopee.